| While most people are aware that there are | | | | guardrails or leading edges to allow people grip |
| specific safety regulations that employers must | | | | while standing on elevated surfaces. If the work |
| follow to protect their employees, many people | | | | space does not have guardrails and is more than |
| are unaware of what the actual rules are and | | | | six feet from the ground, the worker should be |
| what their employers are required to provide. In | | | | given additional safety features like safety |
| the event of an accident, the employer may be | | | | harnesses, safety nets, and other protective |
| required to compensate injured employees, | | | | features to keep the person safe in event of a |
| especially if the employer is found to be at fault. | | | | fall. |
| A common work-related injury that is reported | | | | Persons who are required to work on rooftops |
| by employees on construction sites is injury | | | | should be protected from hazards like unfinished |
| caused by falls from elevated heights. Persons | | | | sections in the roofing area. They should also be |
| who fall from platforms, structures, and other | | | | protected from tripping hazards, skylights, and |
| elevated areas may suffer severe consequences | | | | glass viewing windows. If a person falls through |
| as a result of the fall. Depending on the height of | | | | such structural pieces, he or she may suffer |
| the structure, the person may face broken | | | | serious injury from the fall. |
| bones, spine fractures, head and neck injuries, and | | | | If you have been injured in a work-related |
| other severe damage. | | | | accident, you may be eligible for compensation for |
| While falls from height may be caused by | | | | medical expenses, lost wages, and other financial |
| weather, worker error, or unstable structures, it | | | | support. Injured workers may find themselves |
| is important for the employer to provide a safe | | | | unable to support themselves and their families |
| environment for workers in employ of the | | | | during the difficult treatment and recovery period. |
| company. Safety regulations often require | | | | The person may incur unforeseen expenses as a |
| employers to examine structural integrity of | | | | result of the accident and may be eligible for |
| platforms, walkways, and other spaces on which | | | | reimbursement from his or her employer. |
| workers will be required to stand or cross. | | | | For more information on fall protection and |
| Workers will be allowed to work on such surfaces | | | | workplace accidents, visit the website of the |
| only after the structure has been tested and is | | | | Pennsylvania worker's compensation lawyers of |
| deemed safe to bear the weight of employees. | | | | Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. |
| Other requirements often include the installation of | | | | |